Governor Sanwo-Olu, who took oath for a second term on May 29, 2023, made this known on his Twitter handle on Saturday
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Saka said: “I’m just really happy. There’s been a lot of talking and it’s been a while, but I’m here now. I think this is the right club, the right place to make the next step. It’s a beautiful club – look where we are.
This was after his team had led the race for so long but lost form in the crucial run-in.
Needing to win to delay the Citizens’ coronation for at least 24 hours, Mikel Arteta’s men produced a toothless performance.
Guardiola is looking to become just the second manager in Premier League history, after Sir Alex Ferguson, to win the award as many as four times, having previously received the accolade in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21.
The 21-year-old, who was born in New York and moved to England when he was two, was eligible to play for the USA, England or Nigeria at senior level.
Manchester City are one win away from the Premier League title, thanks to Brighton & Hove Albion’s merited 3-0 win over a lacklustre Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
The flimsy defeat on Tyneside last May wrecked Arsenal’s chances of finishing in the top four of the English Premier League.
Martin Odegaard’s stunner and Fabian Schar’s own goal settled a bad-tempered affair in the North East.
Arsenal raced into a 3-0 halftime lead when captain Odegaard was given acres of space – twice – by Chelsea’s flimsy defence to score in the 18th and 31st minutes, and Gabriel Jesus converted from close-range 11 minutes before the break.
Pep Guardiola’s relentless side ran riot as they made it 12 successive league wins against Arsenal with a masterful De Bruyne scoring twice and Erling Haaland also on target as City seized control of their destiny.
Early strikes from Carlos Alcaraz and Theo Walcott were not in the script for the table-toppers, who cut the deficit in half through Gabriel Martinelli before the Saints restored their two-goal advantage through Duje Caleta-Car.
However, there were those who questioned whether Mikel Arteta’s side would be able to cope when Manchester City turned up the heat.
The 21-year-old left Reading in the summer of 2021 to join the Eagles, and he recently made Premier League history with a phenomenal playmaking display against Leeds United.
Arsenal will be bidding to continue their title charge when they head to West Ham next Sunday and Liverpool to Leeds on April 17
The Norwegian marksman scored twice alongside efforts from Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez in a classy performance from Pep Guardiola’s side, while Sekou Mara struck a consolation for a Saints outfit who had nothing to show for their fleeting threats in the first half.
Needing to respond after Manchester City’s identical success over Liverpool at lunchtime, the Gunners were not at the races early doors but got to half time with a 1-0 lead thanks to Jesus’s penalty.
The Gunners hold an eight-point lead at the top at the time of writing, while the Whites are one of nine teams in danger of demotion to the second tier.
After recovering from a February lull, the Gunners entered the international break on the back of four successive Premier League wins in March to surge eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the pile.
Granit Xhaka propelled Arsenal into an undeserved lead in the first half, but an astonishing Pedro Goncalves effort from at least 50 yards forced extra time in North London.